External alignment system for preparing a femur for an implant

Details External alignment system for preparing a femur for an implant External alignment system for preparing a femur for an implant

1992-10-08

1994-11-15

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 79, 606 87, 606 88, 606102, A61B 1700

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053644018

ABSTRACT:
An article for preparing a bone to receive a distal implant includes a base having longitudinal axis, a support surface thereon, and seating surfaces for seating the base along a long axis of the bone. A pair of connected brackets are mounted on the base. A first of the brackets is axially adjustable relative to the longitudinal axis of the base and a second bracket is radially adjustable relative to the base. One of the brackets is operatively connected to the support surface and the other of the brackets includes a single point connecting mechanism for connecting a plurality of bone preparing devices to the base at a single point reference axially and radially adjustable relative to the base.

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